No one is NOT impacted by the worldwide electronics component shortage (it's not only semiconductors).

Hallo liebes RME Team,

könnt Ihr bitte im Total Mix und in der Doku des BF Pro FS umstellen auf die 0dBFS Angaben wie beim UCX 2. Das mit dem Headroom hat mich schon beim FF400 verwirrt.
Dann noch aus der BF Pro FS Doku:
DA, Line Out 1-2 XLR: Ausgangspegel bei 0 dBFS: symmetrisch +19 / +13 dBu, unsymmetrisch +13 / +7 dBu
Das müsste doch sym +19 / +4 dBu sein?

Viele Grüße
Andreas Groß

Ah, ich hab' mich schon gewundert, da die unsymetrischen Angaben überhaupt keinen Sinn für mich ergeben haben...

I own a Babyface Pro and I was wondering if there was any gain of performance by using the BF2USBC (USB-C cable) cable instead of the BF2USB? What about the Babyface Pro FS?

Hallo Matthias!
Ich abe seit dem Update des RME Treibers
Probleme mit meinem Babyface PRO FS unter BIG Sur.

Meine Hardware: Macbook 2018 - i7, Intel
Software MACOSX Big Sur 11.5

Habe heute auf rme 325 drive upgedated und das Firmware Update durchgeführt.
seitdem geht leider gar nichts mehr.
Das Interface wird zwar vom Betriebssystem erkannt aber es kommt kein Audiosignal an - auch Total Mix lässt sich nicht starten. auch das RME FIREFACE USB Settings App startet nicht.
Im Audio-Midi Devices Setup wird aber nun auch ein Zusätzlicher Treiber angezeigt und der andere mit der gleichen Seriennummer ausgegraut dargestellt siehe bild: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tahg5uod0w3oa … s.jpg?dl=0

Die Sicherheitseinstellungen und der Systemzugriff wurden bei der Installation allerdings erlaubt. (wie von euch auf der Website für BIG Sur beschrieben)

Vor dem Update lief alles noch reibungslos (obwohl älterer Treiber 3.21 auf Big Sur - lief ohne Probleme nach Update von Catalina auf Big Sur)

Ich kann auch nicht mehr das Flashupdate ausführen.
Habe jetzt sämtliche RME Support Forenbeiträge durchgelesen und ausgeführt
Auch ein Reset via Timemachine auf einen Tag davor (vor dem Update) hat nichts gebracht.

Ich habe auch alle .kext und plist dokumente gelöscht - also alles deinstalliert wie im manual beschrieben und neu installiert.
auch die  tipps der forenbeträge habe ich ausgeführt.
terminal befehle alles ausgeührt.

keine chance. total mix lässt sich nicht starten das interface wird vom system erkannt aber die leds sind gefreezed siehe hier:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rj0zjg37wh1ca … e.jpg?dl=0

ich weiß nicht mehr weiter.
Verbunden ist das ganze über usb-c direkt an mein macbook.
auch das Flash Update tool geht auf meinem Mac nicht mal mehr auf, wenn ich es neu downloade.

Als Folge habe ich versucht das Babyface PRO FS auf einem anderen Rechner zu verwenden, auch dort geht Total mix nicht auf und auch das Firmware Update Tool lässt sich auch auf einem anderen Rechner (auch Mac) nicht starten. Nun befürchte ich dass es sich um ein plötzliches Hardwareproblem handelt.
Die LEDs vom Interface leuchten bei Verbindung
Ich habe ein Video gemacht wo ich das Gerät verbinde und im System ein weiteres Device mit gleicher Seriennummer aufscheint obwohl die gleiche schon da ist, im Totalmix scheint das Gerät aber nicht auf.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cdbzg4l2qvyob … r.MOV?dl=0

Bitte dringend um Hilfe - weiß grad nicht mehr weiter.

tja, das hab ich leider auch bereits versucht, mittels DIM und SET button beim anstecken gedrückt halten setzt das Babyface bei mir am Mac leider nicht in den PC bzw. Mac Modus zurück sondern es bleibt im CC mode.

kann es sein dass das irgendwie "hängt" firmware zeitig?

Einfach mehrmals probieren und die beiden Tasten fest drücken.

The usb cable is too short for my taste. Is there a USB cable a longer one I can use with the card or does RME specifically recommend using the one that comes with the card?

On my Mac the BFP FS appears as "Babyface Pro (730xxxxx)."

Would love to get rid of the numbers and just name it Babyface or BFP.

Is it possible to change this? Running Catalina 10.15.7, connection is USB.

I thought I'd reply to my own post, just in case anyone ever wonders the answer to my question (as nobody else responded).
There is a difference, I was able to sell my Babyface Pro and get the FS for only a small amount extra.  I can hear a difference though slight I wouldn't say that was the best part of upgrading - the switch on the bottom was one of the better features, and the improved headphone output.  Also a small thing but I like the new USB C connector.

Unless you were in my position - my warranty had run out it was 5 years old as well, it might not be a consideration for you, but it does offer some improvements that just keep the device running at the top of its game.

Compared to anything else I looked at I still prefer the Babyface Pro design,  I travel a lot and the slick jog wheel sits fairly flush to body of the interface, all the others - Audiofuse, UAD Apollo, and even the cheaper ones are just so bulky.  This slides into my backpack without me worrying a knob is going to get pulled of.  Still the best from every way you look at it.

In CC mode there is no TotalMix. Only on iPad, and there is no MIDI remote I/O.

I'm working with a RME Babyface Pro FS and have two questions:

• I installed the USB drivers from the RME website (driver_usb_win_1212.zip). It seems the available APIs are MME or Windows WDM-KS. Is there an additional driver that needs to be installed to get WASAPI?

• Can I write three channels of data simultaneously? In looking at the config it seems that I must select channels 1/2 or headphones. Ideally I'd be able to write a 2D array (containing three channels with N samples) that are played through the headphones (one channel for right, one channel for left) and the third channel sent to the XLR output in the back. Is this possible?

I could not figure out how to install Totalmix. I went to RME downloads (https://rme-audio.de/downloads.html) and selected Babyface Pro FS, downloaded the drivers and installed. I could then see Babyface Pro FS as a device (technically, many devices each with a different channel selection). However, no Totalmix. When I select software, I only see "Totalmix Remote", which does not appear to be what's needed.

Hi,

I appreciate this may be a futile question, but is anyone aware of any Babyface Pro stock anywhere in the UK?

Thanks,

Scott

Babyface Pro external power supply - DC connector size?

Greetings. Brand new Babyface Pro user here.

The NT-RME-2 would cost over $100 Cdn here. Gulp...

So I am going to hunt for a comparable alternative (hopefully lockable).

The manual states:

"NT-RME-2
Power supply for Babyface Pro. Robust and light-weight switching power supply, 100 V-240 V AC, 12 V 2 A DC. Lockable DC connector."

and also:

"• Use an external power supply, any standard one delivering 9 - 14 V DC with at least 1 A will work. The connector needs to have – outside, + inside."

However, the size of the DC connector is not described. I am no expert on the subject but I believe such connectors are of differing sizes(?). (in/ext in mm).

Can anyone please tell me the connector required for the DC in port on the Babyface Pro?

Thanks in advance!

I'd like to know the answer to that too. DV247 is the only site that doesn't say how long or if it will be in stock again. I assume that it's unlikely to be available this year at all Part of me would like to know if it's a logistics/customs problem specific to the UK or if it's more global.

Thank you crille!

Hello, i own a UFXII and a babyface Pro (nonFS). Normally the BBF is for on-the-road use,
but i wanted to try and use it as a converter that goes into the UFXII via the AES input. This way i'd get two extra channels from a nice clean preamp.
I managed to do it by connecting the adat optical out to a coax converter and in to the AES XLR input.

I guess that the signal is strong enough with short cables to work without an actual AES conversion box, which seem hard to find and pricy for the basic amplification thing they do.

All great, and a neat little find, however i was hoping to be able to use it standalone. But it seems like adat conversion only works when it is connected to a computer?

I was trying to power the BBF from a powered USB HUB that isn't connected to a computer, but then it seems like only the analog routing part works. (I was planning to buy an RME_NT_RME2 for using it standalone in the long-term)

Can anyone from RME confirm this?

Thanks,

Hi guys,
is it me, or are the only questions that are not being answered stock-related ones?
I've been waiting for a BF pro in stock for quite some time, and no updates are available, at any store.
I don't mind waiting, but I do mind waiting without knowing if I'm waiting for nothing.
Has there been any comment on the matter?
Cheers!

hello, i just bought a new Macbook Pro M1 max and i tried to install the drivers to use my Babyface pro fs, it worked perfectly, but i installed a virtual machine Windows 11 (arm version) and there is a problem with the windows driver here. on the rme website, there is a windows driver for win7 to win10 but no drivers for windows 11, i heard that several person could install well the win10 driver on windows 11 but it doesn't work for me on the arm version. when i plug-in my babyface it is reconized in the device manager but not as a sound device. is there a way to fix it ? i think the problem come from the driver which don't detect the babyface well on win11 arm version. i'm kind of lost hahahha, please help

thank you so much for your fast answer, yes as i said i heard that win11 users which use windows on intel have no issue.
maybe the problem is about arm ? windows 11 ARM is still BETA version and a lot of software don't work on it because the os functioning is different.

do you know if rme will support arm version of windows 11 when it will be release officially ?

That is normal.

> Whenever I change buffer size OR sample rate while in Cubase Pro 11 system-wide sound gets silent

I don't see how that should have ever worked. It only works when the 'system-wide sound' is totally inactive/off during the switching.

Yes. The 6 dB are reserve in case the signal is not loud enough (far under 0 dBFS).